Contrasting mediating variables in two 5-a-day nutrition intervention programs
Preventive MedicinePublished 13 May 2004
Kim D. Reynolds
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Knowledge of the 5-a-day guideline for fruit and vegetable consumption may mediate intervention effects and future work should include tests of mediational models in multi-site studies.
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Knowledge of the 5-a-day guideline for fruit and vegetable consumption may mediate intervention effects. Future work should include tests of mediational models in multi-site studies.
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